Whence it doth necessarily follow that that thick oyle is nothing else but Antimony dissolved in spirit of Salt. For the flowers of Antimony being mixed with spirit of Salt, make an oyle in all respects like to that butter which is made of Antimony, and sublimated Mercury, which also is after the same manner by the affusion of a good quantity of water precipitated into a white pouder, which is commonly called _Mercurius vitæ_: It is also by the same way turned into _Bezoardicum mineral_, _viz._ by abstracting the spirit of Nitre, and it is nothing else but Diaphoretick Antimony. For it is all one whether that Diaphoretick be made with spirit of Nitre, or with Nitre it self, _viz._ corporeal, for these have the same vertues, although some are of opinion that that is to be preferred before the other; but the truth is, there is no difference. But let every one be free in his own judgment, for those things which I have wrote, I have not Writ out of ambition, but to find out the truth. Now again to our purpose, which is to shew an oyle of Antimony made with the spirit of salt. Take a pound of the flowers of Antimony (of which a little after) upon which pour two pound of the best rectified spirit, mix them well together in a glass, and set them in sand a day and night to dissolve, then pour out that solution together with the flowers into a retort that is coated, which set in sand, and first give a gentle fire, untill the flegme be come off, then follows a weak spirit with a little stronger fire, for the stronger spirits remain in the bottom with the Antimony: then give a stronger fire, and there will come forth an oyle like to the butter of Antimony made with sublimed Mercury, and is appropriated to the same uses, as follows. _The flowers of Antimony, White and Vomitive._ Take of this butter as much as you please, upon which in a glass gourd, or any other large glass pour a great quantity of water until the white flowers will precipitate no more; then decant off the water from the flowers, which edulcorate with warm water, and dry with a gentle heat, and thou shalt have a white pouder.